May 9, 201213 yr BBC News: Govt U-Turn over Fighter Planes BBC Reporting that the UK Government has now agreed to switch back to the F-35B variant of the JSF.
May 10, 201213 yr Confirmed by the Defence Secretary. He gives a good reason for it, but this government continues to demonstrate its incompetence on a daily basis...
May 11, 201213 yr From DefenseNews The British are now trying to downplay the superiority of the C variant. Heh, no doubt, since they tried to emphasize the benefits of the C over the B back when they made the first switch. A second senior defense source said the change back to the STOVL aircraft would not impact the weapons load the British plan to carry on the aircraft and many of the missions conducted by the STOVL aircraft would require inflight refueling anyway. Repeating the weaknesses of the Super Hornet.
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